Varaha Purana 155.72: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 72
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अहं गच्छामि त्वरितो ब्रह्मराक्षससन्निधौ ॥ निवारयामास तदा न गन्तव्यं त्वयानघ
ahaṃ gacchāmi tvarito brahmarākṣasa-sannidhau || nivārayāmāsa tadā na gantavyaṃ tvayānagha
میں جلدی سے برہمرākṣasa کے قرب میں جاتا ہوں۔ تب کسی نے اسے روک کر کہا: اے بے عیب، تمہیں وہاں نہیں جانا چاہیے۔
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
FAQs
It preserves a narrative trope involving liminal beings (e.g., brahmarākṣasa) and the ethics of caution, common across Purāṇic storytelling traditions.
No specific location is given; only “in the vicinity of the Brahmarākṣasa” is stated.
Heed restraint and prudent counsel when approaching potentially dangerous or ritually problematic situations.
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